Senior Research Fellow
Howard University College of Medicine
Dr. Oluwasegun Akinyemi received his Bachelor of Medicine/ Bachelor of Surgery degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. He completed a residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology, becoming a fellow of the Nigerian Postgraduate Medical College in 2017. He subsequently completed a Master of Science in Public Health program at the Western Illinois University, Illinois, USA, in 2020 and is presently a Research Associate at the Department of Surgery Outcomes Research Center, Howard University College of Medicine. Dr. Akinyemi’s research interest includes studying disparities in access to quality health care, particularly among women and minority populations. He also explores the role of social determinants of health and chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension on pregnancy outcomes and how they affect women’s health, focusing on the minority and immigrant populations. He is not only interested in highlighting these disparities but also passionate about designing interventional studies tailored to improve them. Dr. Akinyemi is currently a Ph.D. student at the Health Policy and Management department of the University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland, USA.
